With no national races, the elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3, aren't at the forefront of most voters' attention, but that doesn't mean democracy comes to a halt. The Pioneer sat down with senior Kelli Kuhlman,...
Ryan Creal ‘12 jumps through the Coming Out Door on Ankeny on Oct. 16. GLBTQ and Coalition Against Homophobia hosted the door to encourage Whitties to embrace their identity, be it sexual orientation or any other identity. National Coming Out Day is observed each Oct. 11, but GLBTQ and Colalition Against Homophobia decided to host the Coming Out Door last week to avoid overlap with Mid-Semester Break. For a preview of the event, click here.
Downtown Walla Walla hotels and restaurants are set to get an economic boost this Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, when parents of Whitman students come for Family Weekend.
Visiting parents, who book hotels and dine with their students, will bring business to sellout levels at several local establishments. That's good news for the bottom line of hotels and restaurants in the middle of a recession and is even prompting some to hire additional staff for the weekend.
Ron Anderson, general manager of The Marcus Whitman Hotel, expects full occupancy this weekend, as opposed to an annual average of 65 to 70 percent. Three-quarters of the hotel's guests will be Whitman families.
If Whitman's newest environmental group gets its way, many of Walla Walla's low-income households will shine brighter this winter with donated compact fluorescent lights.
The yet unnamed environmental justice group, inspired by similar projects in Washington, D.C., hopes to start installing the energy-saving light bulbs as early as next month. When the new light bulbs go in will depend on contributions from corporations and non-profits.
Whitman's online footprint grew a little bigger on Monday, Sept. 28, with the translation of the first Whitman webpage into Chinese.
Rensi Ke, a senior China Sherwood Scholar exchange student from Shantou...
A rainy day without a drop of sunlight in the sky didn't detract from the dedication of the new solar panels atop the Bratton Tennis Center on Saturday.
The dedication, which featured a series of speakers...
First-year Calvin Atkins walked briskly across Ankeny to the ASWC offices in Reid to learn his fate in senate elections on Monday, Sept. 21. For him, the news was good: he will be on ASWC's Finance Committee.
"It...
Nathan Abrams
Why I am running for ASWC Senator: The main reason I am running is that I want to contribute to the Whitman community and get involved; I feel like I have good ideas, but more importantly,...
First-years heading to the polls this Monday, Sept. 21 got an opportunity to meet their senator candidates for the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) in a forum that was as much about Disney princesses as it was about politics.
Think you know Whitman? The Princeton Review sure does. According to its latest college guide, "The Best 371 Colleges: 2010 Edition," Whitman has the 9th best professors, 12th best college theater, 19th...
On many days throughout the month of Ramadan, senior Neda Ansaari gets up before sunrise to eat and drink before her day starts.
"I'll eat and make sure I drink lots of water, and then I pray and go...
With the start of the school year and the continuing spread of H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, Whitman's administration is urging students to take steps to prevent the spread of the virus.
